“And these words which I command you this day shall be upon your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down and when you rise.” (Deuteronomy 6:6-9) Families are a…
What is/Why Faith Formation? (adapted from Gregory Rawn’s Article “the 7 Facets of Faith Formation”) The term “Faith Formation” is sometimes used as a synonym for Christian education classes (which many still call CCD). Education is a critical part of forming the faith of all disciples. To have our faith and life formed by God’s…
Have you been spending part of your summer hearing the call from God and our Faith Formation Office to join our team? We would love to have you as a catechist or aide as we assist our parish parents in the faith journey of their children. Please pray about it and call the Faith Formation…
The 2 years of COVID has certainly taken its toll on every area of our lives including our children’s faith journey and attendance at Faith Formation classes. Please remember that the Faith Formation program is very much like an academic school program in that each year builds on the previous year’s learning. It is important…
The COVID situation continues to take its toll on every area of our lives including our children’s faith journey and attendance at Faith Formation classes. Please remember that our Faith Formation program is very much like an academic school program in that each year builds on the previous year’s learning. It is important to continue…
In our families and homes, we have boundaries. Some are geographical; we may have our own room or part of a room that we want others to stay out of. Parents may have home offices that are off-limits to children. Some boundaries are behavioral; children may speak one way to their friends, but they are…
We ended our VBS Food Truck Party “On a Roll with God” with a delicious lunch from Keaik’s Food Truck! The food was amazing! I want to thank all of our adult volunteers; Loretta Gelhaus, Jan Belleperche, Suezane Canfield, Linda Morasso, Karen Bonanno, Rick Fanco and Tori Holliday, and our middle school/teen volunteers; Ava, Gino,…